consumer spending drives 70% of the nation's economy. good news on the housing market. home prices kept their upward momentum in july in 20 major u.s. cities. on average the standard & poor kay schiller index report prices are up 1.2% thanks to more sales and fewer foreclosures. second straight year-over-year gain after two years without one. if you notice how expensive it's getting to fly. get a load of this. baggage fees are taking off with u.s. carriers hauling in more than $1.7 billion in just the first half of this year. that's the most ever. delta collected the most, nearly $430 million. airlines first started charging for the first checked bag back in 2008. since then just about all the carriers have jumped on board. what are we going to do? >> i know. >> boycott flying? >> they charge for bags, window seats, leg room. they will start charge you to use the bathroom. >> i'll pay for that. >> good point. coming up on the morning news, smart cars get the green light. so-called driverless cars move another step closer to becoming reality in california. this is the mo